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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2014.373
Title
Ink holder
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
inkwell
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Qajar period
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/352132

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Steel with enamel decoration
Dimensions
2 x 7.4 x 2.8 cm (13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014.

Note:
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of A. Soudavar in memory of his mother Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Year
2014
Object Number
2014.373
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The top and lid of the ink holder are decorated with champleve enamel. A bust-length portrait of a woman wearing beads and a lace collar occupies the flange; two birds decorate the top of the lid.

Verification Level

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